In the Picture
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Sep/Oct 2013
23 posts
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Letters and other responses to stories from the November/December print issue of Pacific Standard.
Quick Study: You Can Lead a Teen to Healthy Food, But…
Just because Subway offers healthier options than some of the other popular fast-food restaurants doesn't mean people take advantage of them.
Want to Swim Faster? Terry Laughlin Says Relax
Terry Laughlin doesn’t coach any elite athletes or teams. And he doesn't have a case full of medals. But he did write one of the best-selling books on swimming. And, if that's not enough, he promises to lead clients to "a personal nirvana."
NASA Attempts to Conquer One of the Great Challenges of Space Travel: Menu Fatigue
Meet the six-person team working high on the dry, volcanic terrain of Mauna Loa—an area remarkably similar to the Martian landscape—to develop new foods for astronauts.
Quick Study: Would Corporate Crime Fall If More Women Were in Power?
A Penn State study of corporate fraud in America found that men were almost always to blame.
The More They Become Like Us
As immigrants to the United States adjust to life in a new country, their diets and habits start to resemble those of the native-born—and that's not a good thing.
#Censored: Tracking Blocked Searches on China’s Homegrown Version of Twitter
Hair bacon, Tigger, Falun Gong: On Sina Weibo, you've got to be careful what you say.
The Not-So-Great Professor: Jeffrey Sachs’ Incredible Failure to Eradicate Poverty in Africa
Jeffrey Sachs was certain he knew how to rid the world of poverty. He even said it would be easy. The world had other ideas.
What If the Best Remedy for a Broken Family Is No Family at All?
The San Pasqual Academy argues we should let foster teenagers create their own tribe.